I give a number of talks, lectures, after-dinner speeches, and bookstore presentations each year. Send me email for terms
and a list of talk topics. Radio, TV, and bookstore events related to a book can be arranged either with me or my publisher.

List last updated: August 29, 2008.

Talks in 2009:

• January 31. Kids Tech University @ Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, invited talk, closed event.
• February 10-12. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, Public Lecture and Mathematics Colloquium talk.
• March 6-7. WNET/Channel 13 Celebration of Teaching and Learning, New York City, NY, plenary address.
• March 27. Regional Conference for Mathematics Teachers, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, opening address.
• April 3-4. MAA Ohio Section, Bowling Green University, banquet address and invited talk.
• April 16-17. Cognitive Science Colloquium, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, invited talk.
• May 1. State of Louisiana Literacy and Numeracy Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, keynote address.
• May TBD. Ohio Mathematics and Science Coalition, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, invited talk.

Talks in 2008:

• January 27. Stanford Math Circles. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, student presentation.
• February 7. Santa Clara University, Student Film Presentation, Santa Clara, CA, presentation of a math documentary with commentary.
• March 7. WNET/Channel 13 Celebration of Teaching and Learning, New York City, NY, plenary address.
• March 11. Mastercard Advisors Event: The Future of Commerce, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Orlando, FL, speaker/panelist. (Closed event)
• March 17. Ask a Scientist, Axis Cafe, 1201 8th St, San Francisco, CA. Film presentation and discussion, in cooperation with KQED-tv.
• April 22. Stanford Alumni Association, Austin, TX, guest lecture. (Closed event)
• June 4. Silicon Valley Education Forum, Santa Clara, CA, panelist.
• June 12. Stockwell Primary School, Hull, England. (Closed event)
• June 15. Computability in Europe 2008 conference, Athens, Greece, Opening Address.
• June 23. Stanford University Office of Science Outreach Summer Research Fellowship Program for Teachers, Stanford, CA, invited lecture.
• July 2. MAA Distinguished Lecture Series (Public event), MAA Carriage House, Washington, D.C.
• June 30-July 3. MAA Workshop on Expository Mathematical Writing, MAA Carriage House, Washington, D.C., speaker/instructor.
• August 4-7. Stanford Summer Teachers Institute, Stanford, CA, plenary lecture and interactive workshop instructor.
• September 18. Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek, CA, invited talk. (Closed event.)
• September 30. Warwick's Bookstore, San Diego, CA, public presentation.
• October 1. University of California at San Diego Bookstore, La Jolla, CA, public talk.
• October 2. Google, Mountain View, CA, invited lecture.
• October 6. Powell's Books, Portland, OR, public talk.
• October 7. Town Hall Science Lecture Series, Seattle, WA, public lecture.
• October 8. Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, invited talk.
• October 8. Village Books, Bellingham, WA, public talk.
• October 10. Courses Without Quizzes lecture, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
• October 16. Davidson College, Davidson, N.C., The Annual Bernard Lecture.
• October 17. Tattered Cover Bookstore, Denver, CO, public talk.
• October 21. Kepler's Bookstore, Menlo Park, CA , public talk.
• October 22. Stacey's Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, public talk.
• October 23. Books Inc., Palo Alto, CA, public talk.
• October 30. American River College, Sacramento, CA, invited lecture.
• November 6-7. Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics, annual conference, Baton Rouge, LA, two invited lectures.
• November 11. Stanford Parents Club, Tresidder Union, Stanford, CA, invited address and discussion.
• December 7. CMC-North Annual Conference, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA. Live performance of Harmonious Equations, with Zambra choral group and dance by Karl Schaffer.

Talks in 2007:

• January 26. Willow Glen Middle School, San Jose, CA, guest presentation.
• February 21. Marin Academy, San Rafael, CA, guest presentation.
• March 8. French American International School, San Francisco, CA, Science and Mathematics Day, guest lecture.
• March 10. Science, Math and Technology Conference, Head-Royce School Oakland, CA, plenary address.
• March 23-24. WNET/Channel 13 Celebration of Teaching and Learning professional development conference, New York City, plenary address.
• March 25. Ask a Scientist, The Canvas Gallery, 1200 9th Ave (@ Lincoln) San Francisco, 7:00 PM, talk and discussion.
• April 3. Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, Student Research Conference, plenary address.
• April 30-May 3. Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ronneby, Sweden, guest lecture.
• May 21-June 1. St. Peters College, Adelaide, Australia, Mathematician in Residence, including some public talks.
• September 20. Mission College, Santa Clara, CA, guest lecture.
• September 29. The Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival, Carmel, CA, speaker and guest author.
• October 30, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, colloquium lecture.
• November 2-3, Pi Mu Epsilon Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, Saint Norbert College, De Pere, WI, featured speaker.
• November 8, CogLunch series, Cordura Hall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, colloquium speaker.
• December 1. CMC-North Annual Meeting, Asilomar, CA, joint presentation with the choral group Zambra.
• December 1, CMC-North Annual Meeting, Asilomar, CA, invited address.

Talks in 2006:

• January 13. Joint Mathematics Meetings, plenary speaker, San Antonio, TX.
• January 27. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Mathematics Colloquium talk.
• January 28. Fields Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Invited Address, Mathematics and the Media Conference.
• February 18. AAAS Annual Conference, Presenter, panelist, and symposium chair. St Louis, MO.
• April 26. Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, Mathematics Colloquium talk.
• April 29. American Mathematical Society Regional Meeting, San Francisco State University, session speaker.
• May 4, Unione Industriale, Turin, Italy. Invited talk.
• May 17-18. Information Theory Workshop, Munchenwiler Castle, Nr. Fribourg, Switzerland, invited speaker.
• May 31. De Anza College, Cupertino, CA, guest lecture.
• June 4-7. Elementary Mathematics Education Meeting EME06, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, plenary speaker.
• June 11-13. International Workshop on Human Centered Technology HCT06, Pori, Finland, plenary speaker.
• July 25. Summer Science Program, Ojai, California, guest speaker.
• September 14-15. Workshop on the Foundations and Applications of Mathematics, Berlin, Germany, plenary speaker.
• September 28. Mission College, Santa Clara, CA, guest lecture.
• October 5. Ebey Lectures, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
• October 11. North Star Academy, Redwood City, guest presentation.
• October 17. De Anza College, Cupertino, CA, guest lecture.
• November 3. The Dalrymple Lecture, University of Mississippi.
• November 8. The Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, luncheon speaker.
• November 24. Canadian Mathematics and Education Workshop, Acadia University, Nova Scotia, plenary speaker.
• November 30. CMC^3, Monterey, CA, plenary speaker.

Talks in 2005:

• March 8 - 11. University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• March 31 - April 2. University of Puget Sound, Washington state.
• April 5. Cody's Bookstore, Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA (7:30pm).
• April 6. Stacey's Bookstore, Market Street, San Francisco, CA (12:30pm).
• April 7. Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Walnut Creek, CA (7:30pm).
• April 12. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
• April 22. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
• April 25. Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA.
• April 28. Kepler's Bookstore, El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA (7:30pm).
• June 2. PARC Forum, Palo Alto, CA (4:00pm).
• June 3. Canadian Mathematical Society, Plenary Address, Waterloo, Canada.
• September 15. Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah.
• November 2. San Jose State University, Physics Colloquium talk. (4:00 pm)
• November 7. Rotary Club of Palo Alto, Ming's Restaurant, Palo Alto, CA. (noon)
• November 11. AMATYC Annual Conference, Plenary Address, San Diego, California.
• November 17. Laney College, Oakland, California, Carnegie Foundation Teaching and Learning Series. (noon)
• December 7. Ask a Scientist, dinner/drinks and talk/discussion, The Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California St. San Francisco. (7:00pm)
• December 14. Blue Hills Elementary School, Cupertino, CA.

Talks in 2004:

• January 15. Living Wisdom School, Palo Alto.
• March 5. Cranbrook Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
• March 10. YLEM Forum, McBean Theater at the Exploratorium, San Francisco, California.
• March 12. Marschalk Colloquium Lecture, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
• March 24. City Businesswomen's Event, Iizuka City, Japan.
• March 31. Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, Michigan.
• April 7. San Jose State University, San Jose, California.
• April 13. Santa Clara University, San Jose, California.
• April 21. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual General Meeting, Plenary Address, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• August 28. Annual Alumni Meeting, Duxx Graduate School of Business Leadership, Monterrey, Mexico.
• September 7. British Association for the Advancement of Science, University of Exeter, UK.
• September 10. International Conference on Advances in Modal Logic, Plenary Address, Manchester University, UK.
• October 14. Annual Georgia Mathematics Conference, Plenary Address, Rock Eagle, Georgia.
• November 4. Simon Fraser University, Invited Lecture, Vancouver, Canada.